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Genoa Console Table
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Genoa Dining takes inspiration from our continually popular Tuscany dining collection. Its bodies are crafted from solid birch and birch veneers and paint finished in a beautiful oyster grey. This combined with its Solid Oak tops brings a subtle modern twist to a traditionally rustically inspired range. The range benefits from a wide collection of designs including some occasional kitchen pieces, making it perfect for modern day family living.

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No longer the dreaded mess just for babies' bottoms, body oils are a luxury that should be part of your moisturizing routine. These oils aid in keeping skin soft, supple and glowing whilst providing a moment of relaxation during hectic days. I recently made the transition from lotion to oil, and I haven't looked back a day since! From multipurpose to skin-firming, there's one out there that will convince you to leave lotion behind.
L'Occitane Almond Supple Skin Oil ($38) — There's nothing better to restore elasticity and glide over any dimples or wobbly bits. This product moisturizes and repairs skin while eating away at pesky stretch marks.
Nuxe Huile Prodigieuse ($30) — This multipurpose dry oil can be used on the body, face and hair. Either pop a couple of drops into your bath for a heavenly moment, or run some through hair to add shine and body.
Caudalie Divine Oil ($48) — New on the scene but already hot favorite, this divinely scented oil pampers from head to toe. Formulated without parabens or sulfates, it will truly give skin some extra TLC.
Come along and step into the world of body oils — your skin will thank you later!
Siobhan Bentley is a 24-year-old Londoner, self-proclaimed beauty addict, and the voice behind A Girl and a Beauty Blog.


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With Ole Miss set to kick off spring practice in a couple of weeks, the Rebels will apparently be without — for good — a player who may have been able to make an impact on the defensive side of the ball.
In a tweet posted to his Twitter account, linebacker Ralph Williams said that he will not be returning to the Rebels football program in 2013. No reason was given for what is apparently a decision to transfer out.
"I will like to thank Coach (Hugh) Freeze and Rebel Nation for all they have done. It's hard to say but I will not be playing for Ole Miss Next year," Williams' tweet read.
Ole Miss has declined to address Williams' status for spring practice and beyond, although he's still listed on the official website's online roster.
Over the past two seasons, Williams played in 22 games. While he was credited with 53 tackles and 5.5 tackles for loss, just four of the former and 1.5 of the latter came in 2012.
Williams was a three-star member of Ole Miss' 2010 recruiting class.
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American Factories Continue to Gain in New Machine Tools
The latest world survey shows consumption keeps growing as recovery from 2008 to 2010 slump levels off.
After the recession hit, metalworking plants in the United States cut back dramatically on upgrading their equipment. The volume of new installations dropped by more than 45 percent in a single year and continued declining into 2010.
The recovery that started two years ago has continued into 2012, according to the latest annual survey of machine tool consumption.
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In fact, in a year in which most other manufacturing nations appear to have leveled off in installing improved equipment, the United States grew its new installations by a respectable 19 percent to $8.7 billion.
The figures come from the latest annual World Machine Tool Output & Consumption Survey, conducted by the research department of Gardner Business Media Inc., the publisher of this magazine. The study collects data from the 28 countries that produce virtually all the world's machine tools and compares them in both local currencies and in U.S. dollars.
The 2012 rise in American consumption came from both a 7-percent gain in domestic output and nearly a 30-percent boost in imports. Consumption in any country is measured by taking its shipments, adding imports and subtracting exports. Unlike statistics on orders for future delivery, it represents the value of new machinery actually installed.
China, which has been the largest consumer by far for more than a decade, slowed its rate of installations last year, dropping 1 percent. Nevertheless, Chinese consumption remains almost unbelievably high at $38.5 billion, or more than the rest of the top ten consumers combined.
Among other top consumers, Japan grew by only 1 percent and Germany stayed even when measured in Euros, which equates to a drop of 7 percent when converted to U.S. dollars. Fifth-place South Korea declined 11 percent.
Another way of looking at any country's installation of new factory equipment is to relate its consumption to its size. Thus, the survey looks at consumption per capita, which is detailed in the last column in the table on the following page. It's simply the value of new installations divided by population, and many consider the statistic a measure of a country's rate of industrialization.
Switzerland, with its relatively small population, has long been a leader in consumption per capita, and last year it again ranked first with $136 worth of new machinery per Swiss resident. The Republic of Korea, despite slipping in total equipment spending last year, still ranks second with nearly $96 spent per South Korean. Rounding out the top five in per-capita consumption are Taiwan, Germany and Austria. At the bottom of the list of countries that have domestic machine-tool-producing industries is India. Although it increased its consumption, with its huge population, India spent only $2 per person on new production equipment last year.
For many years, China, the world's most populous country, also was at the bottom of the per-capita-consumption list. But recently it has been climbing upward and now places 11th among the 28 countries surveyed. In 2012, China spent $29 per capita on new machine tools, just ahead of the United States, at $28 per American.
In addition to consumption, the world machine tool survey also reports domestic production as well as trade. The total output comes to an estimated $93.2 billion for 2012. That's a slight decline of 1 percent from the revised $94.2 billion that those same surveyed countries produced in 2011.
China tops the list of producers with $27.5 billion in output. The country's domestic machine-tool factories have grown to fulfill local demand, which relied heavily on imports a decade ago. Japan is the world's second-largest supplier with $18.3 billion in output, and Germany is third at $13.6 billion. Together, those top three producing countries account for 64 percent of the total surveyed world output.
American shipments in 2012 amounted to $5 billion, up from $4.7 billion, placing the United States seventh among machine-tool producers.
Regarding trade, patterns established in recent years persist. Japan remains the world's biggest exporter of machine tools, with $11.6 billion shipped offshore. Next is Germany, with $10.4 billion, followed by Italy ($4.4 billion) and Taiwan ($4.2 billion).
On imports, the United States took in $5.8 billion in machine tools last year, an increase of 29 percent over the previous year. America's imports amount to two-thirds of its consumption. In importing, the U.S. is second only to China, which acquired $13.7 billion from overseas last year.


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Taiwanese metallers CHTHONIC have returned to Sweet Spot Studios in Halmstad, Sweden with producer Rickard Bengtsson (ARCH ENEMY, NEMESIS) to begin recording their seventh album for a June 2013 release.
The second in a series of video clips featuring behind-the-scenes from the studio can be seen below.
CHTHONIC's sixth full-length effort, "Takasago Army", was released in North America in September 2011 via Spinefarm Records. Produced by Bengtsson, this 10-track outing completes a trilogy of CHTHONIC releases, telling a story that binds together the band's "Seediq Bale" and "Mirror Of Retribution" albums, released in 2007 and 2009, respectively.
Coinciding with the North American release of "Takasago Army", CHTHONIC embarked on a three-week tour as one of the opening acts for ARCH ENEMY. The North American Khaos 2011 trek featured additional support from DEVILDRIVER and SKELETONWITCH.


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The Briscoe Library will host a traveling exhibit from the National Library of Medicine entitled Every Necessary Care and Attention: George Washington and Medicine during May and June. This exhibition was developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine, National Institutes of Health and George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate, Museum & Gardens.
On display from May 11 – June 20, the exhibit explores the story of George Washington's own health and examines the ways in which he sought to safeguard the health and wellness of those under his care. Washington's story illuminates the broader context of the experience of illness and the practice of medicine, which during his time, was transitioning from a traditional healer craft to a profession.
A companion exhibit by Special Collections staff on Colonial Medicine will also examine the diseases and culture of medicine during the colonial period of American history. It will be exhibited in the glass cases of the library foyer during the same period.
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Nancy Warren eBooks
Nancy Warren was born and raised in Vancouver, British Columbia. After graduating with an honours degree in English literature from the University of British Columbia, she began work as a journalist. For five years, she worked her way up the journalistic ladder, from answering phones to writing to editing. The work taught her the need for brevity and clarity in writing, as well as the fact that an article must grab the reader's attention immediately. Ready for a change, Warren moved into corporate communications and public relations. She worked for both government and businesses and ran her own company for a time. She quit her job when her husband was transferred to Vancouver, and spent the next four years learning how to write a novel.
In 1999, she won the Molly Contest in the Short Contemporary Category. The following year, she entered Harlequin Books's 2000 Summer Blaze Contest. The contest, designed to highlight the new Harlequin Blaze line of category romances, required her to submit a 10-page love scene and a synopsis for a complete book. Warren won the contest, giving her a contract to write her Blaze novel. Two weeks later, Harlequin bought two manuscripts which she had previously submitted. One of these, Flashback, became her first published novel, a July 2001 Harlequin Temptation. The other, Shotgun Nanny, became a Harlequin Duet. Her submission for the Blaze contest became her second publication, Live a Little.
Interview with Nancy Warren
If you could be any character in fiction, who would you be?
Elizabeth Bennet, from Pride and Prejudice. She's pretty, funny, and ends up with Mr. Darcy and Pemberley. What more could a girl want?
Do you ever write while intoxicated?
I have been known to drink a glass of wine or two while writing, especially if it's an intimate scene, but when you reach the point where you start getting muddled, you aren't in any shape to write.
What is the best contemporary novel you've read in the last year?
I'm reading The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova right now. It's really good so far. I enjoyed Shantaram and The Wounded Heart, an Amish novel by Adina Senft and The Five by Robert Maccammon. That's off the top of my head. I love reading! There are so many good books.
What is the greatest challenge you have had to overcome in your writing career?
Believing in myself when it would be easier to give up. A writer's early career is the most difficult, when you get rejection after rejection. But even after you publish there are times that things don't go so well and somehow you still have to show up at your keyboard and make magic.
Have you ever felt embarrassed or shy about writing romantic scenes?
I give an entire workshop on writing love scenes and a big part of writing a great sex scene is getting over that shyness. I can't write a love scene if there's anyone else in the house. I just can't. I need quiet, privacy and then I have to shut out the inner critic, pretend my mother will never read this book (even though she's read all my others) and write the entire scene in one go. My belief is that you can always pull your scene back if you've gone too far, but if you write it too tame it's very difficult to add sizzle.
Did you ever regret wanting to be a writer?
No. Never. I am blessed to make a living doing what I love.
Do you ever base characters on real people you have known?
Nope. However, I sometimes notice someone's eyes or a certain habit they have, or style of speech or dress and that one detail may end up as part of a character. For instance, I had a manicure/pedicure the other day and my esthetician told me she used to be on the national boxing team. I loved the contrasts of this pretty, delicate woman who works in the beauty industry having this kick ass, macho hobby. One day I might write a heroine with a similar background.
What are some of your favorite books from your childhood?
I come from a British background so I grew up on Enid Blyton and C.S. Lewis books. I read all the Nancy Drews I could get my hands on, and as a teenager I adored (and still do) Georgette Heyer, Mary Stewart, Jane Austen and Dickens.
How do you primarily interact with your readers?
Email, newsletters and twitter when I remember ...
Name a book that you'd blush to be seen reading on the bus.


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There's something to be said for dining alone. It's a chance to collect your thoughts, focus on the food, and usually catch up on a little reading. However, light reading was the least of my concerns when I was seated at a high top in the bar of Craigie on Main. I was there for a tasting menu and to see the brilliance that had garnered Chef Tony Maws the title of Boston's Best Chef and one of America's Best New Chefs from Food and Wine, but first a little background. Prior to arriving in Massachusetts, I had never heard of Tony Maws or Craigie on Main, but after an adamant recommendation from Mr. Gaertner, I made the first reservation possible. Now you know why I was perched on a bar chair at 5:30 on a Sunday evening.
To ease the pain of such an early dinner, I tried to take full advantage of the well reviewed bar at Craigie on Main.
The Merchant's Wife was a cocktail made with watermelon shrub, ethereal, dolin dry, angostura, and basil. Watermelon may seem like an odd choice for early October, but it was perfect for the last throes of an Indian summer.
Before I could finish my drink a trio of amuse preparations was brought to my table.
According to my menu, this plate consisted of squid noodles, house-cured Portuguese sardine, and a smoked bluefish rillette.
Starting with the squid, these tender, chilled noodles were coated with sweet nuoc cham and toasted garlic. While I was hoping for a touch of chili heat from the nuoc cham, I could have eaten an entire bowl of these squid noodles.
Moving to the cured sardine, it was evident that the kitchen at Craigie on Main can cure fish with the best of them. This sardine was just salty enough and the buttermilk dressing at the bottom of the bowl played a nice tangy foil.
Not for the faint of heart, the smoked bluefish rillette had a thick, fishy taste that was only accentuated by the hackleback caviar. This was big, bold, pungent and eaten with great satisfaction.
The second course kept in the same fish centric vein with a plate of black bass sashimi.
Served with apple, watermelon radish, and jalapeno, this black bass was tender and meaty with just a subtle oiliness.
Although the slightly sweet sauce was a nice addition, the real highlight was the textural contrast of black bass and the crunch of the apple.
It was with the third course that Craigie on Main began to show why they chose a pig for their logo.
House-cured guanciale wrapped harpooned swordfish with fresh rock shrimp, barley couscous, fingerling potatoes, and salt cod-daikon broth. Despite looking like a busy plate, all the components worked quite well together. While the swordfish may have bore a resemblance to a slice of pork loin, it had a meaty, unique flavor that, compared to the black bass and bluefish, did taste more like pork than fish.
The couscous and rock shrimp were just as well prepared as the swordfish albeit with a slightly salty tail. Aside from the porky swordfish, what didn't make sense to me was the role of the daikon. I realize it was a part of the broth, but the two daikon rolls seemed tacked on.
The lone soup on the tasting menu came in the form of a soup of Long Island Cheese pumpkin.
On its own, this soup was buttery rich and creamy that, for some reason, reminded me of chicken tikka masala.
However, the real star of the bowl was a small grilled cheese sandwich. Modeled after Chef Maws' favorite London market grilled cheese, this two cheese and pork belly sandwich was a decadent monstrosity. When the buttered, toasted bread was combined with the soup and the two cheeses, I think the pork belly was overkill. It was all delicious, but still too much.
Playing the role of a pasta course was a plate of house-made pumpkin macaroni.
Rounding out the plate component's was kid goat confit, charred tomato, and sweet potato.
I rarely see pumpkin pasta, but this was exceedingly tender with a subtle, earthy sweetness.
As rare as pumpkin pasta, goat is a personal favorite and this meltingly tender goat confit was a sterling example of the meat. I wouldn't have imagined that goat and sweet potato work together so well, but they were a dynamic duo in this dish.
Apparently the guanciale from the swordfish and pork belly from the pumpkin soup was too little pork as the next course was a plate of grilled pork belly.
This plate was a feast for the senses, the grill marks, the heady pork aroma, and the taste. Actually, while the pork was quite well seasoned, the belly was dry and overcooked.
Even with the ample maitake mushroom, pork broth, and pears, the dryness of the pork still shone through with every bite.
Outside of the pork belly, the rest of the dish was sweet and very reminiscent of sugar cured country ham, especially the broth.
The last of the savory plates arrived in the form of a spice-crusted venison leg.
Back in perfectly cooked form, this venison was achingly tender with just a touch of cinnamon with each bite.
Complimenting the slight gaminess of the venison were the earthy flavors of venison sausage, autumn olive coulis, and matsutake mushrooms.
Before diving headfirst into the sweetness of the dessert course, I was eased in with a plate of celery and green apple sorbet.
Stracciatella cheese and candied celery are not what I would consider dessert ingredients,
but this plate of tart and salty ingredients made me reconsider my definition of dessert flavors.
Taking my tastebuds for a whirlwind conclusion, my waitress next arrived with a plate of sassafras poached pears.
Surrounded by concord grapes, graham cracker, chevre ice cream, and raspberry syrup, this was akin to a deconstructed pie.
The pears, full of rich sassafras, when combined with the raspberry syrup and a bit of graham cracker made for a beautiful four note chord of flavors.
Finishing the meal was a palette cleansing yogurt foam with carrot granite.
Rich as mascarpone cheese, the foam was the perfect vehicle for the bright taste of ginger and the biggest carrot flavor I've ever tasted.
At this point, I was ready to roll out of my chair and find a cab to take me back to Boston, but there was one more tiny plate to come.
Caramel macaroons, they were as well made and delicious as they looked. Each bit size piece began with a flush of chocolate and ended with just a touch of salinity, magic.
If there's one thing I take from each tasting menu, degustation, chef's menu, etc, that I try, it's what I was told by my good friend and current CIA student, Frank told me; "Always get the tasting menu, you put yourself in the chef's hands." I may have distorted the wording over the years, but the idea remains the same, a tasting menu is a chance for a chef to showcase his talents and for the diner to be taken on a gustatory thrill ride. After my experience with Tony Maw's tasting menu at Craigie on Main, I can understand why he has earned so much acclaim. Outside of an overcooked pork belly, each dish was artfully prepared and composed. I still think that the pork belly in the soup's cheese sandwich was unnecessary but it was damn tasty. To think, were it not for Bill's suggestion, I would have aimlessly wandering Boston's culinary landscape; it pays to have friends who appreciate good food.
Craigie on Main Address & Information
853 Main St, Cambridge, MA 02139 // 617.497.5511 // Craigie on Main Website // Craigie on Main Menu // Craigie on Main Reservations


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Okay, this sounds cool: Sister site Kotaku Japan points to an app called Manga Camera that can make your photos look like Japanese comic book panels.
If you've ever read manga in Japanese, you'll be happy to know that Manga Camera has an array of onomatopoeic words with melodramatic shading. So go ahead, make your dull iPhone photos far more thrilling.
撮影した映像を漫画の世界に落としこむ「漫画カメラ」が面白い! [Kotaku Japan]
漫画カメラ [iTunes]
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There will be a new Rp starting shortly but before we begin I would like to post the basic rules:
• Have respect for other characters, their abilities and personalities. In other words, don't have a character that isn't yours act 'out-of-character.' If in doubt, ask their writer their opinion.
• No 'God Complex' characters- let's keep it within the bounds of Middle Earth reality.
• This is the place for OOC; please do not clutter the story thread.
• Pay attention to what each poster has written and use it to help further your writing, the story, the creative process. If you are unclear about something…ask! Sure mistakes can happen but that's what the edit feature is for, so Please don't take offense if someone asks you to edit, change or delete something if their request is valid.
• If you're fighting or confronting another character, always leave them a potential out - never kill someone else's character unless they say its ok!
• Please post your interest/intentions here.
• Please, no one or two line posts.
• Have patience please. All of us who will be writing here have RL issues that most often take precedence over writing for this RP. If at some point you will not be able to post for long periods, let us know here in the OOC thread. If you would like your character carried along, a simple request to do so is certainly welcome. If you abandon the RPG for whatever reason without notice, your character becomes the property of those that still remain posting…evil things have been known to happen to 'homeless' characters. J
Anyone is welcome to join. J
• If anyone is interested to join either at the beginning or somewhere down the road, please be sure to read the entire thread up to your jumping in point. After that please post your intentions and ask if it is ok.
• Complete bio's are not a requisite, but a physical description would be appreciated (name, age, race, brief physical description). Bio's come in handy for an established, well-known character IF their background history is relevant to the current story, but I feel it is better to work such information into your writing.
• Don't be afraid to move the story along or even alter its course a bit, the best RPG's are the ones that have many twists and turns!
• Have fun and use your imagination!
The adventure will start in Bree in the year 3020 and it is the month of May. It will head towards the land of Harad! This is a post war of the rings adventure. We already have a few members that will be on board writing in this RP, such as....
The Cast of 'Land of the Serpents'
Naveen & Najhim
Falmariel Narbeleth
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Hey Guys, This is kind of an advanced sign, it is something you pick up after a bit of experience. This is Day 15 of 30 Days of Attraction DSLM [...]
She seems attracted but keeps playing with her Cell Phone -D15 DSLM E27October 8, 2012
I understand what it's like to be that guy who struggles with women. I was god awful with women, I not once but twice went multiple years without sex, and I promise it wasn't by choice. Ignorance played a large role in my issues with women, if I would have known now back in the days my dating life would have never slouched. I got desperate for affection with women, I wished I could have more. I read those pick up manuals, I read books by scientists on courtship. I went out and experienced what worked for me, and what "worked for others". I found a process that makes every man skilled with women. I realized something else, yeah some of this stuff might work for some guys but we are all a little different and that's a good thing… what I say may not be what you say, but there is a simple science and process to getting good with women and if you follow this process you will indeed be happy with your abilities with women. The most important thing for me is for you to be you, I don't want to change who you are, I want you to love who you are, I want you to understand who you are, and I want you to be happy about all of it. I won't ask you to dress up in peacocking outfit, I'll ask you to be the most attractive guy by giving you skills and assets. Being you will be the peacock, will get you the attention of beautiful women. Most guys will simply tell you what to say and that will get you laid… but what happens when I am not here to tell you what to say? When what I have to say feels bland and not quite you? I don't want you to be anyone else but you, the best you and the Man you want to be. I won't tell you what to say, I'll teach you to have a conversation. I won't lie to you, I'll tell you how it is and give you the facts. I won't say it to be mean, I will say it for you to grow and become your best you with women and for you. I want you to be honest, knowledgeable, and sexy, and you will be when I'm done with you. Knowledge is power, and honesty is sexy…. I am not asking you to be anyone else, after all everyone else is already taken. If you need help or support with anything I am here, because I care about you. I want you to be a great, I want you to be all you can be. I want you to be your best self and that means I am here to support you in all your endeavors in life, not just with women but living the life you want… if you want to travel let's figure out how, if you want to dance let's teach you, if it's weight loss let's figure it out, if you want to surf let's get you on a board, let's give you the life you want and dream about, to let you be the you dream of being. I feel there is a process to getting women and more importantly getting good with women, it's a science and if you follow the process it will work for you. Science isn't about what's true, as the truth is merely a perception science is the process we conclude will give us results… that's what I give guys – results, the ability to get the women that will make them happy and help them live the life they love. Peace and Love, Vic


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Mesdag (Mesdach, Mesdagh, Mestach, Van Mesdag) family
Mesdag (Mesdach, Mesdagh, Mestach, Van Mesdag), an old name of frequent occurrence in Flanders, which was also borne by many Mennonites. A Mennonite martyr of this name was Jacob (Jaques) Mesdag, a miller and weaver of Poelkapelle, who was arrested for his faith at Kortrijk (Courtrai) in Belgium on 1 March 1566, put into heavy chains, and after 20 months of bitterest imprisonment, was burned at the stake together with three Mennonites in front of the courthouse on 8 November 1567. In prison he wrote a long, deeply moving letter of farewell, full of sincere, immovable faith, to his "dear and greatly beloved chosen sister Susanneken," on 9 September 1567. This Susanna Mesdag, later living in Haarlem, Holland, was a member of the Flemish Mennonite congregation and died there about 1603.
In the course of the 16th and 17th centuries a number of Reformed and Mennonite emigrants from Flanders bearing a variant of this name are encountered in the Dutch and Frisian cities, as in Middelburg, Leiden, Haarlem, Alkmaar, Bolsward, and Harlingen; in the 17th century a portrait painter Salomon Mesdach (Reformed; died 1644) lived in Middelburg, whose self-portrait is in the national museum in Amsterdam.
Concerning the early Mennonites of this family: About 1580 Vincent Mesdag, a miller near Kortrijk in Flanders, fled to Haarlem; his son Gillis Mesdag, a weaver, later a cloth merchant, moved to Leiden, where he played some part as a member of the Vincent de Hondt congregation. About 1600 another Pieter Mesdag (1537-1604) and another Gillis Mesdag, both flax merchants, moved from Flanders to Harlingen. Jaques Mesdag, a nephew of the martyr Jaques Mesdag, a thread twister, left Dixmuide, Flanders, and settled at Alkmaar. One of the descendants of this thriving Mesdag family in Holland, which has produced many respected merchants, industrialists, bankers, physicians, and pharmacists, was the attorney Taco Gillisz Mesdag, who lived in Bolsward 1752-1814; one of his daughters was the grandmother of the famous painter Sir Laurens Alma Tadema (1836-1912), who lived in London after 1870. The descendants of Taco Mesdag settled mostly in the province and city of Groningen. Of this Groningen family mention should be made of the following:
Hendrik Willem Mesdag, born 23 February 1831, at Groningen, baptized 20 October 1850, died 10 July 1915 at The Hague, a gifted painter of marine scenes, belonging to the Hague School, founder of an important collection of modern painting, in which especially the impressionistic art of Holland and France (the schools of Barbizon and The Hague) are represented in well-selected pictures; in 1903 the collection was given as a gift to the nation. He was not only very wealthy, but also a strong, leading, and farsighted personality, who promoted the essential interests of art and artists with a generous hand and clear judgment. Also as the energetic president cf the artist club "Pulchri Studio" in The Hague he performed meritorious service for many years. For a long time before he devoted himself to art (1866) he had been in his father's bank; then for two years he studied under the Dutch landscape painter Willem Roelofs in Brussels (on the advice of his cousin, L. Alma Tadema, who lived there until 1870, and who also belonged to a Mennonite family) and settled in The Hague in 1868. In addition to marine pictures he painted a large panorama of Scheveningen. In Groningen a street and a public square were named for him, and in The Hague a street.
Taco Mesdag, a brother of the above, born 21 September 1829, at Groningen, baptized 20 October 1850, died 4 August 1902, at first a banker and grain dealer at Groningen, then moving to Scheveningen, near The Hague; he was a landscape painter of mediocre talent. One of his pictures adorns the church council room of the Mennonite church in Groningen.
Sientje Mesdag, nee van Houten, born 23 December 1834, baptized 28 March 1852, died 20 March 1909, wife of H. W. Mesdag and sister of the statesman, minister, and philosopher Samuel van Houten, painted landscapes and still life, the latter showing more talent.
Geesje (Gesina) Mesdag, née van Calcar, born at Hoogezand on 21 July, 1850, died at Scheveningen 12 April 1936, the wife of Taco Mesdag and painter of landscapes and interiors. To this family also belonged Willem Mesdag, born Rotterdam 1896, Mennonite pastor at West-Zaan-Zuid 1924-1929, Zijldijk 1929-1934, Sneek 1934-1946, and Zeist 1946- .
Braght, Thieleman J. van. Het Bloedigh Tooneel of Martelaers Spiegel der Doops-gesinde of Weereloose Christenen, Die om 't getuygenis van Jesus haren Salighmaker geleden hebben ende gedood zijn van Christi tijd of tot desen tijd toe. Den Tweeden Druk. Amsterdam: Hieronymus Sweerts, 1685: Part II, 358-366.
Braght, Thieleman J. van. The Bloody Theatre or Martyrs' Mirror of the Defenseless Christians Who Baptized Only upon Confession of Faith and Who Suffered and Died for the Testimony of Jesus Their Saviour . . . to the Year A.D. 1660. Scottdale, PA: Herald Press, 1951: 715-721. Available online at: http://www.homecomers.org/mirror/index.htm.
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Hege, Christian and Christian Neff. Mennonitisches Lexikon, 4 vols. Frankfurt & Weierhof: Hege; Karlsruhe: Schneider, 1913-1967: v. III, 116 f.
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Jeltes, H. F. W. and Nanne van der Zijpp. "Mesdag (Mesdach, Mesdagh, Mestach, Van Mesdag) family." Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. 1957. Web. 23 Sep 2020. https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mesdag_(Mesdach,_Mesdagh,_Mestach,_Van_Mesdag)_family&oldid=143892.
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Jeltes, H. F. W. and Nanne van der Zijpp. (1957). Mesdag (Mesdach, Mesdagh, Mestach, Van Mesdag) family. Global Anabaptist Mennonite Encyclopedia Online. Retrieved 23 September 2020, from https://gameo.org/index.php?title=Mesdag_(Mesdach,_Mesdagh,_Mestach,_Van_Mesdag)_family&oldid=143892.
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ESG is not only about the E, or environmental part; as the previous speaker mentioned, the importance of integrating that Social dimension is absolutely key. Climate change represents a potentially irreversible threat not only to societies but also to our global economy. What is often forgotten and what I would like to stress as an investor is that they are intertwined so we need to consider both when we allocate our capital.
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Just weeks after the Supreme Court largely reaffirmed the Obama administration's immigration enforcement powers in its legal battle with Arizona, federal officials are facing a new, politically tricky clash with local authorities over immigration, this time in Chicago.
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"The government was managing on how quickly they could get the benefits and the funding out … but no one was really saying, 'Well shoot, we really have to make sure it gets to the right person,'" Bucholz explained. "It seems really odd, but it was something where the government became very focused on one side and not the other."
Bucholz said the site's main goal is to educate government officials about fraud, and that it likely exists in their public-sector organizations. A common perception is that fraud is more prevalent in bigger governments — an assumption Bucholz said turns out to be false. Rural cities and counties can be popular hotbeds for criminal activity because they have limited resources and sometimes nobody assigned to keep tabs on attempted fraud.
Why develop the forum now? Bucholz said that the recession was a big driver. He recalled that four or five years ago, when money was pouring in, everyone in government was happy and he was hard-pressed to find an agency that would share a data file to look for fraud in.
But with many agencies now bleeding money, it made sense to put a forum online where officials can get an education on the types of fraud being committed across the country — particularly when many fraud tips come via email or phone from unverified sources.
"The whole idea is trying to educate struggling government agencies that want to start to look at fraud and find out where they are being frauded," Bucholz said. "It's sometimes that raw."
The site's contents are refreshed Monday through Friday. At a minimum, new content will consist of a column spotlighting a recent fraud case and the issues surrounding it. Users can also sign up for a "fraud of the day" email subscription.
In addition, one of the key features of the site is a search function that will pull up specific results based on the type of fraud a government is interested in. Entering "unemployment" in the search field will return only items about that kind of fraud.
In a little more than two months, the forum has 981 subscribers and is averaging about 2,700 unique visitors per month, according to statistics provided by LexisNexis. Bucholz said the company hopes for more page views as time goes on.
Because the forum is associated with a for-profit company, Bucholz conceded that building an audience for the site might be a challenge. But he's determined to remain focused on the educational aspect of the project.
"What we wanted to do was listen," Bucholz said. "I'm more interested in education than selling because personally, I'd much rather stop fraud in the end. "I'd rather educate and focus more on that, and the momentum will come if we stay true to that messaging."
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MH 370 May Have Landed
How about this for a thought? People in a position in the Malaysian government to screw with the investigation and the radar were bought off or helped for personal reasons. The pilot was involved. That is all you really need. It is hard to steal a plane and get away with it, but it is not as hard to make a plane turn and avoid bought off radar coverage on a flight on a weekend during the middle of the night.
You then throw enough false leads out or misinformation to keep everyone focused on other things for a few days until it is too late to do anything. Remember how no one knew where to search the first few days. No other governments were willing to help and the big countries of the world were all caught up with Russia and Ukraine.
If a plane crashed or ditched in the sea, even if it stayed intact, which seems impossible, wouldn't something float to the surface or to shore?


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Universal Health Coverage: Why health insurance schemes are leaving the poor behind
"Universal Health Coverage is about the right to health. Everyone – rich or poor – should get the health care they need without suffering financial hardship. Unfortunately, some donors and developing country governments are promoting health insurance schemes that exclude the majority of people and l may also reinforce inequality – by prioritizing people who are formally employed and excluding the most poor and marginalized who cannot afford to pay premiums, especially women. However, a number of developing countries are rejecting this model and prioritizing general government spending for health to successfully scale up health coverage. (...) This paper explains why urgent action on global tax evasion and avoidance is needed to ensure that countries can generate and retain more of their own resources for health."
Universal health coverage and social determinants of health
"There is a danger of going down the same route again with universal health coverage to the apparent detriment of action on social determinants of health. WHO is clear in its definition of universal health coverage: all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship to pay for them, a well run health system, a system for financing, access to essential medicines and technologies, and well trained health workers.3 Universal health coverage is a noble goal, but so too is action on social determinants to achieve health equity. The latter should not be forgotten," writes Michael Marmot in The Lancet.


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"Sometimes it seems as though the seats up for election are not for the next Knesset, but rather the local municipality."--In a beautifully written piece, Gideon Levy describes the gripes of indifferent Arab voters and an Arab MK campaigning for them to vote, even if it's not for him. (Haaretz+)
- Israel to change route of separation fence near Jerusalem to cut off Palestinians from E-1 area - Defense Minister Ehud Barak has decided to close the breach in the barrier between Jerusalem and Ma'aleh Adumim, which will leave residents of Al-Zaim cut off by a fence to the east and by a wall to the west. (Haaretz+)
- Two Israeli citizens charged with planning Be'er Sheva terror attacks - Bedouin brothers confess to targeting central bus station, train station; Jewish IDF soldier arrested on suspicion of selling them ammunition for drugs. (Haaretz+ and Ynet)
- Nine Palestinians arrested for pummeling ultra-Orthodox with snowballs - The suspects allegedly hurled insults and snowballs relentlessly at the two ultra-Orthodox men; investigation opened despite victims' refusal to lodge complaint. (Haaretz+)
- Fate of Israeli university's controversial politics department on hold until after elections - In a bid to shirk right-wing pressure, Haaretz has learned, the Israeli educational council is dithering on a decision to save the Department of Politics and Government at Ben-Gurion University. (Haaretz+)
- Poll: Ultra-Orthodox must join workforce rather than army - Majority of Israelis prefer to see ultra-Orthodox integrate into labor market rather than be drafted by IDF, believe government must allot special budgets for this purpose. (Ynet)
- U.S. fundraiser testifies he transferred $30,000 to Ehud Olmert's brother - Morris Talansky says former PM asked him to help his cash-strapped brother, Yossi. (Haaretz+)
- Ramallah: 18 Palestinians injured in riot - Three protesters, 15 Palestinian cops injured in clashes after protest gets out of control. (Ynet)
- Egypt busts mass explosives haul heading for Gaza, largest single shipment yet- Lorry carried 1 tons of explosives, largest single haul discovered by Egypt; police have seized a total of 5 tons of explosives as well as disassembled rockets and automatic weapons in the past three months, according to local media reports. (Agencies, Haaretz)
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The brands that appear in this report are the most valuable in Latin America.
They were selected for inclusion in the BrandZ™ Top 50 Most Valuable Latin American Brands based on the unique and objective BrandZ™ brand valuation methodology that combines extensive and on-going consumer research with rigorous financial analysis.
The BrandZ™ valuation methodology can be uniquely distinguished from its competitors by the way we obtain consumer viewpoints. We conduct worldwide, on-going, in-depth quantitative consumer research, and build up a global picture of brands on a category-by-category and country-by- country basis.
Globally, our research covers two million consumers and more than 10,000 different brands in over 30 countries. In Latin America we have studied 1,000 different brands in
34 categories, totalling 54,000 interviews. This intensive, in-market consumer research differentiates the BrandZ™ methodology from competitors that rely only on a panel of "experts" or purely financial and market desk research.
Before reviewing the details of this methodology, consider these three fundamental questions: why is brand important; why is brand valuation important; and what makes BrandZ™ the definitive brand valuation tool?
Importance of brand
Brands embody a core promise of values and benefits consistently delivered. Brands provide clarity and guidance for choices made by companies, consumers, investors and other stakeholders. Brands provide the signposts we need to navigate the consumer and B2B landscapes.
At the heart of a brand's value is its ability to appeal to relevant customers and potential customers. BrandZ™ uniquely measures this appeal and validates it against actual sales performance. Brands that succeed in creating the greatest attraction power are those that are:
In any category, these brands appeal more, generate greater "love" and meet the individual's expectations and needs.
These brands are unique in a positive way and "set the trends," staying ahead of the curve for the benefit of the consumer.
They come spontaneously to mind as the brand of choice for key needs.
Importance of brand valuation
Brand valuation is a metric that quantifies the worth of these powerful but intangible corporate assets. It enables brand owners, the investment community and others to evaluate and compare brands and make faster and better-informed decisions.
Distinction of BrandZ™
BrandZ™ is the only brand valuation tool that peels away all of the financial and other components of brand value and gets to the core—how much brand alone contributes to corporate value. This core, what we call Brand Contribution, differentiates BrandZ™.
The Valuation Process
Step 1: Calculating Financial Value
Part A
We start with the corporation. In some cases, a corporation owns only one brand. All Corporate Earnings come from that brand. In other cases, a corporation owns many brands. And we need to apportion the earnings of the corporation across a portfolio of brands.
To make sure we attribute the correct portion of Corporate Earnings to each brand, we analyze financial information from annual reports and other sources, such as Kantar Worldpanel and Kantar Retail. This analysis yields a metric we call the Attribution Rate.
We multiply Corporate Earnings by the Attribution Rate to arrive at Branded Earnings, the amount of Corporate Earnings attributed to a particular brand. If the Attribution Rate of a brand is 50 percent, for example, then half the Corporate Earnings are identified as coming from that brand.
Part B
What happened in the past or even what's happening today is less important than the prospects for future earnings. Predicting future earnings requires adding another component to our BrandZTM formula. This component assesses future earnings prospects as a multiple of current earnings. We call this component the Brand Multiple.
It's similar to the calculation used by financial analysts to determine the market value of stocks (Example: 6X earnings or 12X earnings). Information supplied by Bloomberg data helps us calculate a Brand Multiple. We take the Branded Earnings and multiply that number by the Brand Multiple to arrive at what we call Financial Value.
Step 2: Calculating Brand Contribution
We now have the value of the branded business as a proportion of the total value of the corporation. But this branded business value is still not quite the core that we are after. To arrive at Brand Value, we need to peel away a few more layers, such as the rational factors that influence the value of the branded business, for example: price, convenience, availability and distribution.
Because a brand exists in the mind of the consumer, we have to assess the brand's uniqueness and its ability to stand out from the crowd, generate desire and cultivate loyalty. We call this unique role played by brand, Brand Contribution.
Here's what makes BrandZ™ so unique and important. BrandZ™ is the only brand valuation methodology that obtains this customer viewpoint by conducting worldwide on-going, in- depth quantitative consumer research, online and face-to-face, building up a global picture of brands on a category- by-category and country-by-country basis. Our research now covers over two million consumers and more than 10,000 different brands in over 30 countries.
Step 3: Calculating Brand Value
Now we take the Financial Value and multiply it by Brand Contribution, which is expressed as a percentage of Financial Value. The result is Brand Value. Brand Value is the dollar amount a brand contributes to the overall value of a corporation. Isolating and measuring this intangible asset reveals an additional source of shareholder value that otherwise would not exist.
Why BRandZTM is the definitive Brand valuation methodology
All brand valuation methodologies are similar - up to a point.
All methodologies use financial research and sophisticated mathematical formulas to calculate current and future earnings that can be attributed directly to a brand rather than to the corporation. This exercise produces an important but incomplete picture.
What's missing? The picture of the brand at this point lacks input from the people whose opinions are most important - the consumer. This is where the BrandZTM methodology and the methodologies of our competitors part company.
How does the competition determine the consumer view?
Interbrand derives the consumer point of view from panels of experts who contribute their opinions. The Brand Finance methodology employs a complicated accounting method called Royalty Relief Valuation.
Why is the BrandZ™ methodology superior?
BrandZ™ goes much further. Once we have the important, but incomplete, financial picture of the brand, we communicate with consumers
- constantly. Our on-going, in-depth quantitative research includes two million consumers and more than 10,000 brands in over 30 countries.
What's the BrandZ™ benefit?
The BrandZ™ methodology produces important benefits for two broad audiences.
- Members of the financial community -including analysts, shareholders, investors and CEOs - depend on BrandZTM for the most reliable and accurate brand value information available.
- Brand owners turn to BrandZ™ to more deeply understand the causal links between brand strength, sales and profits and to translate those insights into strategies for building brand equity.


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SANDY, Utah – Real Salt Lake announced on Tuesday that Thursday's Western Conference Semifinal series second leg against Seattle Sounders FC at Rio Tinto Stadium will now kickoff at 8 p.m. MT and will be shown live on NBC Sports Network.
Rio Tinto Stadium gates will open at 6:30 p.m. MT on Thursday.
Real Salt Lake is looking for a team record seventh-consecutive sell-out and seeking to extend the club mark to 12 sellouts in 20 home games this season. Fans are encouraged to show up early on Thursday, showing their RSL Pride by wearing red and – of course – being loud.
A limited number of tickets to the match are still available and can be purchased online at www.RealSaltLake.com, at the Rio Tinto Stadium box office or by calling (801) 727-2700.
RSL played Seattle to a scoreless draw in the series' first leg at CenturyLink Field on Friday, Nov. 2. GK Nick Rimando had a performance for the ages in that match, making incredible stop after incredible stop and overcoming both a facial laceration – which required three stitches – and a broken nose to keep his fourth-straight clean sheet across all competitions.
Friday's result means that the Claret-and-Cobalt simply needs a win of any kind on Thursday night to advance to the Western Conference Final series. If RSL and Seattle are tied after regulation, the match will go into a 30-minute extra time period. If the sides' remain tied after the extra time period, the series will be decided by a penalty kick shootout.
Stay tuned to www.RealSaltLake.com and follow the club on Twitter @RealSaltLake for all the latest news and information on the team ahead of the Oct. 17 match in Seattle.


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In an interview with Bloomberg, Dilip Nigam, director of wind policy at the Indian Ministry of New and Renewable Energy, said: "Accelerated depreciation will go away in April."
Accelerated depreciation allows businesses to write off investments in developments such as wind projects rapidly, thereby reducing their tax liability.
Launched in the 1990s, accelerated depreciation has been a key factor in the expansion of India's wind sector to more than 14GW of total capacity.
If the incentive is removed, developers may turn to India's REC scheme, which has been growing in popularity. September's auction increased by nearly 100% compared to a previous one in July.


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As Public Relations Coordinator and head of the Emergency Food Pantry for the non-for-profit organization since 1992, Haitian-born Massac has big dreams for CDSC, a multi service organization founded in the mid 1970's.
"We collaborate with many people, which expands our reach and the services that we provide to the community," said Massac. "The community itself is changing, people are coming to us with all different types of needs now…whatever NYC is made up of, that's basically the clients we are seeing."
Besides its food pantry, CSDC provides childcare services through its Child Care Resource & Referral Program, runs a preventive services program for families, and a Head Start educational program, among other initiatives.
Massac has ambitious aspirations for the CDSC, which she calls "a quiet giant." She hopes in the future the organization will be able to add more off-site locations and expands its computer lab. She also dreams of one day opening a food pantry in Haiti.
Her most immediate goal, however, is to open up a community arts center in central Brooklyn. She said CDSC plans to raise money the project at an upcoming art show on January.
"Our 2nd Annual Starving Artist Show, which is on January 22nd, involves the community coming together for a good cause," Massac said. Last year's event drew over 200 people. She said she hopes more people come this year.
Massac was drawn to the CDSC by its mission statement, "Building Communities by Strengthening Families," and its history.
"When I found out about the history of the organization," she said, "I knew I wanted to be a part of that legacy. I want to have an impact on the community."
"The opportunity for growth here is awesome," she added. "I'm still here seventeen years later because I'm loving what I am doing, and I still have that get up and go, vibrant energy. "


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|This is the article on volume 7 of the manga. For chapter 61, head to The Path That Should Be Followed…!!.
|The Path That Should Be Followed…!!
|(進むべき道…!!, Susumubeki Michi…!!)
|Volume Info
|Sakura's Decision!!
|Life and Death Battles!!
|Release Date
|May 1, 2001 (ISBN 4-08-873113-1)
|August 2, 2005 (ISBN 978-1-59116-875-1)
The Path That Should Be Followed…!! (進むべき道…!!, Susumubeki Michi…!!) is volume 7 of the Naruto manga.
Chapter 55
- "All-Out War…!!" (全面戦争!!, Zenmen Sensō!!)
Sasuke is still unconscious and sees himself young, wishing he had been stronger when his clan was massacred. Chōji doesn't want to fight Team Dosu, but changes his mind when he's called fat. Ino tells Sakura to keep a watch on Naruto and Sasuke. Chōji charges at Zaku, who fails to damage him. Dosu tries to intervene but is immobilised by Shikamaru. Ino takes over Kin and threatens to kill her unless her teammates surrender their scroll and leave. Zaku attacks Ino in Kin's body, injuring her. He announces that they're not there to take the exam. Shikamaru's technique ends just as Neji and Tenten arrive. Neji says Dosu will pay for knocking out their teammate, but then notes he won't have to. Sasuke awakes, with the cursed seal on his body and asks Sakura who hurt her. Zaku says he did.
Chapter 56
- "The Power Granted…!!" (与えられし力…!!, Ataerareshi Chikara…!!)
Sakura notes the Cursed Seal on Sasuke's body. Sasuke says he feels great, and that he understands that he's an avenger, so he must gain power at whatever cost. He turns his attention to Team Dosu. Shikamaru gets apprehensive and rushes Ino to leave Kin's body, which she does. Dosu is scared by Sasuke's chakra, but Zaku ignores it and attacks Sasuke. He thinks he landed a hit, but Sasuke is behind him, hitting him hard with one arm. Dosu notes to himself how fast Sasuke was, especially since he carried Naruto and Sakura. Sasuke attacks with a Fire Release technique, which Zaku defends against, but is hit by the shuriken hidden inside the flames. Sasuke reaches Zaku and breaks his arms. Ino notes that Sasuke's chakra is very different from when they were at the Academy. Sakura remembers Orochimaru's words. When Sasuke turns to face Dosu, Sakura stops him, thinking he's not acting like himself. The Cursed Seal of Heaven recedes, and Sasuke falls tired. Dosu surrenders his team's scroll, saying Sasuke is strong. He says he'll retreat for the time being, needing to find something out, but if they should cross paths again, he won't back down. He picks up Zaku and Kin, and Sakura asks about Orochimaru and his intentions with Sasuke. Dosu says he doesn't know, wondering as well. Neji ponders about Sasuke's abnormal chakra.
Chapter 57
- "Ten Hours Earlier" (10時間前, Jūjikan Mae)
Naruto finally wakes up. Believing that Orochimaru is still around, he warns everyone to hide, but is surprised to find that, not only is Orochimaru gone, but that the members of Team 10 and Team Guy are here and that Sakura has cut her hair. Ino offers to even out Sakura's hair and everyone rests from the encounter with Team Dosu. Meanwhile, Anko returns to the building in the centre of the Forest of Death to report on her failure to apprehend Orochimaru. Before she can speak with the Third Hokage on the matter, one of her assistants brings her a security tape from ten hours earlier: a genin team that completed the second phase in only ninety-seven minutes.
Chapter 58
- "Eyewitnesses…!!" (目撃者…!!, Mokugekisha…!!)
Anko observes that, in addition to completing the second phase in only ninety-seven minutes, Gaara did so without even getting a speck of dust on him, something that would be almost impossible for even veteran ninja. Ten hours earlier, Team 8 had already acquired their second scroll and was proceeding to the second phase's ending destination. Along the way they came across Team Shigure facing off with the Three Sand Siblings. Despite not knowing if each other had the scroll they needed, Shigure attacked Gaara, but Gaara's Shield of Sand protected him from any injury.
Chapter 59
- "The Tragedy of Suna!!" (砂の惨劇!!, Suna no Sangeki!!)
Shigure's attack was unable to penetrate Gaara's Shield of Sand, which Kiba noted smelled of blood. Gaara proceeded to capture Shigure and crush him to death, using one of Shigure's umbrellas to prevent any blood from getting on him. Shigure's teammates forfeited their scroll in exchange for their own lives, but Gaara killed them in the same way that he killed Shigure. His blood-lust still not satisfied, Gaara attempted to kill the hiding Team 8 too, but was convinced to spare them by his siblings. Team 8 considers themselves fortunate to have survived an encounter with Gaara.
Chapter 60
- "Last Chance…!!" (ラストチャンス…!!, Rasuto Chansu…!!)
Four days after the second phase of the Chūnin Exams began, Team 7 has recovered from their battles with Orochimaru and Team Dosu. With the phase almost over and the team still in need of a second scroll, Naruto considers opening the scroll they already have so that they can forge a second. He is stopped by Kabuto, who, having taken part in the exams several times before, warns that anyone that opens the scroll before the second phase is over is rendered unconscious. Naruto thanks him for intervening. Having been separated from his team, Kabuto begins to leave to go and find them when Sasuke asks to fight him.
Chapter 61
- "The Path That Should Be Followed…!!" (進むべき道…!!, Susumubeki Michi…!!)
Because they needed another scroll, and because Kabuto was alone, Sasuke believes that defeating him would be their best chance to finish the second phase. Since Sasuke paid him a courtesy by explaining this instead of outright attacking him, Kabuto offers an alternative. He explains that other teams that are just now finishing are heading for the building in the centre of the Forest of Death with a false sense of security and tired after four days in the forest. Thus, if Sasuke and his team waits near the building, they may be able to take a scroll from one of the opposing teams. Kabuto then accompanies them to the building but finds that they are trapped in a genjutsu, victims of another team with the same idea.
Chapter 62
- "Trapped Rats…!!" (袋のネズミ…!!, Fukuro no Nezumi…!!)
Team Oboro surrounds Team 7 and Kabuto with their mist clones. Although the clones are apparently able to attack their enemies, all counter-attacks pass through them. With his Sharingan, Sasuke realises that the clones are only an illusion and thus are not actually able to attack, the hiding members of Team Oboro merely synchronising their own attacks with that of the clones. Intending to make this a battle of clones, Naruto creates a group of shadow clones that fight the mist clones through out the night. Later that morning, when Team 7 and Kabuto appear exhausted, Team Oboro reveals themselves so that they can take a scroll. The real Sasuke, Sakura, and Kabuto then confront them, having switched places with disguised shadow clones during the night so that they could rest.
Chapter 63
- "One More Face" (もう一つの顔, Mō Hitotsu no Kao)
Surrounded, Team Oboro creates haze clones to try and avoid attack. While Team 7 is preoccupied with determining where the real members of Team Oboro are, Team Oboro tries to finish them off. Kabuto is badly injured while protecting Naruto, but he creates an opening for Naruto to defeat Team Oboro. Team 7 takes the scroll they need and goes to the exam destination point. Kabuto regroups with his team and they part ways, Team 7 entering the building through a different door. Kabuto's team reports to Orochimaru on Sasuke's development and Kabuto effortlessly heals his injuries. Team 7, having passed, are instructed to finally open their two scrolls.
Author's Note
| This volume of Naruto is apparently the first to be created entirely digitally. My guess is that in the future, manga production will continue to move further and further into this kind of production and away from the more traditional methods.
Both the backgrounds and the characters themselves are created in software as polygons, and once the initial design and programming is done, any imaginable composition is possible. For action sequences, we use motion capture to create and manipulate the coolest poses we can come up with. It's all done on the computer, without using any paper or ink. Our methods will probably continue to change as the technology evolves... but there's one thing that will never change: the need to invent good stories!
—Masashi Kishimoto, 2001